Wastages in the Utilization of Facilities in Public Secondary Schools in Ikom Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria

Wastage in education has constituted a major obstacle to educational development and economic growth in the developing countries including Nigeria. This study examined wastage in the utilization of public secondary schools facilities in Ikom Education Zone, of Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was a survey involving 1,800 teachers, comprising 120 principals and 1,680 teachers in public secondary schools in Ikom Education zone. The accidental sampling technique was adopted to select a sample size of 360 respondents representing 20% of the entire target population. A questionnaire titled: School Facilities Utilization Schedule Questionnaire (SFUSQ) was used to collect data and analysis was done using percentages. The result revealed that, there was wastage of school facilities such as laboratories and libraries in the pubic secondary schools in Ikom Education Zone, as it was evidence in different rates. It was therefore recommended that, the government and education stakeholders in the state, through the school administrators should ensure adequate utilization of resources for academic activities such as, laboratory, library, technical workshops and computer studies.